*[http://www.azcommerce.com/webapps/resourcedb/default.aspx Economic Clearinghouse Database] - From the website, "The Economic Clearinghouse contains links to information, studies and reports related to community, economic and workforce development in this state. Materials in this database come from a variety of reputable sources such as federal, state and local government agencies, universities and private nonprofits." Search by author, data source or study, keywords, topics, geography and year.

Revision as of 12:16, 10 December 2011

Arizona State Agency Databases

This is an annotated list of databases produced by Arizona State Agencies listed by producing agency. It was last checked for broken links on September 10, 2011.

If you are a registered user of this wiki, feel free to add a database to this list or fix broken links. If you're not a registered user, or are not comfortable editing wikis, you may also send an e-mail to Daniel Cornwall, the documents specialist for this page at dnlcornwall AT alaska DOT net.

The Arizona State Library maintains a selective list of state agency databases. While not intended to be a comprehensive list, it may be worth checking if you don't find something you expect here or experience a broken link. But do let the documents specialist know what's missing or broken from this page.

Administration, Department of

State Job Search - Database of current job openings with Arizona State Government. Can search by job type, title, and region.

Agriculture, Department of

Lost and Found Livestock - Database of lost and found livestock including: cattle, sheep, swine goats, horses, Emu, Ostrich, llamas, alpacas, Bison, domestic deer, and domestic elk. Records are viewable by animal type, date and county. Pictures provided when available.

Arizona Medical Board

Doctor Search - Searchable by professional name, type (Medical Doctor, Osteopathic Physician or Physician Assistant) and by speciality. Records include reports of education and training as well as disciplinary actions.

Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records

Arizona Biographical Database - Over 100,000 entries covering mentions of people in the Library's collection of books, newspaper articles, periodicals, obituaries and vertical files. Searchable by name, city and dates. Records are bibliographic citation including subject of article.

Arizona Library Directory - Searchable by name or keyword. Records include contact information, library hours, information about staff and websites when available.

Arizona Memory Project - Photographs, documents, artifacts and more available from a *number of AZ cultural institutions. Searchable by keyword with limit to a specific collection. A RSS feed of newly added items is available.

Arizona Newspaper Project - This databases allows you to locate newspaper holdings by title, city, county, subject and OCLC number. Records include information on where the newspaper can be found and when it was published. The subject feature is a good way to find ethnic or political newspapers (i.e. Jewish, Catholic, African American, Masonic, etc). NOTE: FULL TEXT ARTICLES NOT AVAILABLE. This is a guide to finding newspapers, not articles.

Cultural Inventory Project - From the website, "The CIP includes more than 600 repositories and societies working to preserve Arizona’s past. You’ll find basic directory information, including addresses, phone numbers, emails, and website. The CIP also includes descriptions of each repository’s mission and collections." Searchable by name, location, type and subject holdings of repositories.

Attorney General, Office of

Stolen Car database - TheftAZ can tell you if a car has been reported stolen by entering either a license plate number or the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). This database is updated twice daily.

Commerce, Department of

Planning Consultant Database - Need a consultant? Doesn't everybody? Search this database by name or categories including: environmental planning, facilitators, GIS, public participation and more. - As of 5/28/2011, the "enter database" link here leads to page not found error.

Corrections, Department of

Inmate Database - Locate status of inmates imprisoned in 1985 and later. Records include description, parole status and prison location, if available. According to the website, information obtained from this database should not be mailed to AZ inmates and will be treated as contraband. Database is only searchable by name and prisoner number, although some limiters are available.

Economic Security, Department of

Provider Directory - Locate a medical or dental care provider by type, name or location. Records include contact information, languages other than English spoken, and whether the provider is taking new patients.

Education, Department of

Public Schools Search - Searchable by school/district name, city, county, zip code, county code, type code, district code or site number. Records include location, phone number, staff contacts, grades served and school website, if available. Database also includes school districts which come with extensive contacts list for NCLB, school nutrition and other programs.

Environmental Quality, Department of

Arizona Emissions Bank Credit Query Utility - From the website, "The Emissions Bank Registry lists available credits for use, sorted by pollutant type, status of credit availability, location of the credits, or the company owning the credits." Database is also available for download.

Drywell Database Search - Database is searchable by Facility Name, Registration Number, Facility Address, City and Zip Code. Complete copy of database is available from agency.

License Application Query Utility - From the website, "This utility will allow you to query the AZURITE database for pending license applications and itemized billing reports. The utility will provide you with basic information about each pending application, including current status and brief history of the application processing milestones."

Remediation and Declaration of Environmental Use Restriction (DEUR) Search - From the website, "This utility will allow you to query the AZURITE databases for information relating to DEURs, VEMURs or other remediation. The utility will provide you with: remediation ID, program, place address, remediation start date, remediation end date, remediation level achieved, WPD director's approval date for DEUR, DEUR or VEMUR record date, program file number, contaminants, concentrations, and depth, if available."

Water and Wastewater Certified Operators Database Search - From the website, "This database allows active [wastewater] operators to research the status of their certificates, including expiration dates. You may also use it to run queries on groups of operators, sorting them by type, grade and county. For example, you could use the database to find all Grade 2 Wastewater Treatment Operators located in Mohave County." Entire database is available as a text download by contacting the agency.

Health, Department of

Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates - Database of images of publicly accessible birth and death certificates issued in Arizona. Birth coverage currently (1887 - 1931 ) and Death coverage currently (1878 - 1956 ). Searchable by name, years and county. Search results indicate birth and death dates when known as well as parents. All this for free. Great for genealogists.

Insurance, Department of

Arizona Department of Insurance Database Search - From the website, "information about insurance professionals or insurance companies. For instance, you can access the following information: the status of a license (active, suspended, revoked, etc.), the types of insurance the licensee can sell, and the date the license was granted. The database also includes some financial information for insurance companies."

Judicial Branch

Public Access to Court Information - According to the web site, the site provides, "information about court cases from 153 out of 180 courts in Arizona. Access information includes: detailed case information, i.e., case type, charges, filing and disposition dates; the parties in the case, not including victims and witnesses; and the court mailing address and location." The following types of information are excluded from this database: Sealed Cases, Non-served Domestic Violence Cases, Mental Health Cases, Juvenile Incorrigible/Delinquency Cases, Probate Cases, Victim Data and Witness Data. Case tracking by e-mail is available.

Public Safety, Department of

Sex Offender Registry - Searchable database of sex offenders deemed to be an intermediate or high risk who have been convicted since 7/1/1996. Databases can be searched by name, address and zip code. Records include photo, description, risk level and map of offender's neighborhood.

Registrar of Contractors

Contractor License Query - Searchable database of contractors. Search by company name or personnel. Records include address, phone number, license status and complaint and disciplinary history.

Real Estate, Department of

Secretary of State

Charitable Organizations System - May be searched by name, dba or purpose. Records indicate whether a charity is currently registered and provides address, contact information and purpose. Information is self reported and AZ Secretary of State does not determine whether a charity is legitimate.

Tradenames and Trademarks Search - Search by filing number OR applicant/agent name OR registered name. Records include links to corporation records with annual reports.

State Procurement Office

Active Contracts - Searchable database of contracts awarded by the Cooperative Purchasing Partnership which includes over 400 colleges and universities, counties, cities, school districts and qualified not-for-profit organizations. Only searchable by type of product/service provided.

Multiagency Partnerships

Arizona Steps-Up: A Statewide Partnership For Equity in Procurement. - From the web site: "The State of Arizona provides this database as a reference source for state procurement and purchasing personnel, and the general public, to locate small, minority and/or women owned enterprises that seek to do business with the State. Each enterprise included in the Arizona Steps-Up database has been certified as small, minority and/or women owned with the Arizona Department of Transportation, the City of Phoenix or the City of Tucson." Records include company contact information, list of specialities, and jurisdictions that have certified the company.

State Employee Directory - Search for employees by name only. Search results include full name, agency and phone number.